Fine Arts is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #66 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of fine arts. Combined, these schools handed out 410 degrees in fine arts to qualified students.
The fine arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fine Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall Fine Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Fine Arts Schools in Colorado list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of fine arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in fine arts needs to look into Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were about 90 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat University of Colorado Boulder if you wish to pursue a degree in fine arts. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were approximately 56 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a good decision for students interested in a degree in fine arts. CU Anschutz is a very large public university located in the large city of Denver. This university ranks 14th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 81 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Northern Colorado is a great choice for students interested in a degree in fine arts. University of Northern Colorado is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Greeley. A Best Colleges rank of #707 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Northern Colorado is a great university overall.
There were approximately 67 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 29 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Durango, FLC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 28th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 16 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at FLC in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The fine arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fine Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall Fine Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
